TED Ankara Kolejliler Spor Kulübü, more commonly known as TED Ankara Kolejliler is a professional basketball team from the city of Ankara in Turkey. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats, which was opened in April 2010. The team currently competes in the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL), the second tier league of basketball in Turkey.
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History
The team played in Turkish Basketball League (now called BSL) between 1966-1977, 1979-1981, 1982-1983, 1984-1985, 1990-1995, 1996-1997, 1998-2003 and 2006-2009. The team promoted the Turkish Basketball League (now called BSL) from the TB2L in May 2012.
The team made its European club competitions debut at the Cup Winners' Cup in the 1973-74 season due to winning Turkish Basketball Cup in 1972-73. In the early nineties, it reached the Korac Cup qualifying rounds three times, from 1991-92 to 1993-94. Most recently, it reached the 2014 Eurocup quarterfinals.
Sponsorship names
TED Ankara Kolejliler has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship;
Kolej: 1966-1993
Tiffany Tomato Kolejliler: 1993-1994
Kolejliler: 1994-1996
TED Kolej: 1996-1998
Maydonoz Kolejliler: 1998-2001
TED Kolej: 2001-2006
CASA TED Kolejliler: 2006-2009
Optimum TED Ankara Kolejliler: 2009-2012
TED Ankara Kolejliler : 2012-13
Aykon TED Ankara Kolejliler : 2013-2014
Rönesans TED Ankara Kolejliler : 2014–2015
Halk Enerji TED Ankara Kolejliler : 2018-present
Players
Honours
International
Eurocup:
Quarter-final (1): 2013–2014
Domestic
Turkish Basketball Cup:
Winners (1): 1972-73